Abstract:
Phthalic anhydride is prepared by heating trimellitic acid in the presence of certain metal catalysts such as cobalt, manganese, and cerium as either salts or in the oxide form, and bromine. The trimellitic acid and catalyst are heated and an inert gas is passed through the molten mass to produce a product containing a high concentration of orthophthalic acid which upon further heating yields orthophthalic anhydride or phthalic anhydride.
Abstract:
THE CATALYTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISES A PHYSICAL PARTICULATE MIXTURE OF A COMPONENT (A) AND A COMPONENT (B). COMPONENT (A) COMPRISES AN AMORPHOUS SILICA-ALUMINA SUPPORT HAVING DISPERSED UNIDORMLY THROUGH THE MATRIX THEREOF AN ULTRASTABLE, LARGE-PORE CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE MATERIAL AND HAVING IMPREGNATED THEREON A METAL OF GROUP VI-A, PREFERABLY MOLYBDENUM, AND A METAL OF GROUP VIII, PREFERABLY COBALT; COMPONENT (B) COMPRISES Y-TYPE MOLECULAR SIEVES WHICH HAVE BEEN CATIONEXCHANGED WITH A GROUP VIII METAL, PREFERABLY NICKEL. THE PROCESSES ARE HYDROCARBON-CONVERSION PROCESS EMPLOYING THIS CATALYTIC COMPOSITION, PARTICULARLY, A PROCESS FOR HYDROCARCKING NITROGEN-CONTAMINATED PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON FLUIDS.